Jerry Nixon
Principal Program Manager on the SQL Server team focused on the Data API builder. He is also a professor at Colorado Christian University and a fanatic for C Sharp, Star Trek, and Etymology.
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Oct 10, 2025 • 1h 23min
Designing APIs Like a Pro: Lessons from Jerry Nixon on Data API Builder and Beyond
Jerry Nixon, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft focused on Azure SQL and developer tooling, and lead on Data API Builder. He discusses simple, pragmatic API design and when to choose GraphQL versus REST. He explains the difference between app APIs and data APIs, designing for maintainers, stateless scalability, caching and queues, and how Data API Builder exposes databases via REST/GraphQL.
Apr 14, 2025 • 51min
Jerry Nixon: .NET Aspire and Databases - Episode 345
In this engaging discussion, Jerry Nixon, a Principal Program Manager on the SQL Server team and a professor, shares unique insights into the intersection of parenting and engineering. He emphasizes the crucial role of community and networking in career growth, comparing pivotal moments to pearls on a necklace. Nixon also explains how .NET Aspire simplifies container-based development and enhances database interactions, while offering a fresh perspective on developer conventions at Microsoft. Plus, he delves into the evolving landscape of GraphQL and the importance of community feedback on tools.
